Police said three people died in the crash. Photograph: Stefani Reynolds/AFP/Getty ImagesView image in fullscreenPolice said three people died in the crash. Photograph: Stefani Reynolds/AFP/Getty ImagesThree dead in Los Angeles after driver crashes into pedestrians, officials sayThree others critically injured and taken to hospitals as reports say car crashed into food stand in North Hollywood
A vehicle plowed into a group of pedestrians in the North Hollywood district of Los Angeles on Tuesday, killing three people and leaving at least three others critically injured, the city fire department reported.
The three injured people were taken to area hospitals for treatment, according to an online statement posted by the Los Angeles fire department.
There were no official details immediately available on the circumstances of the incident, which occurred shortly before 6pm PT (2am GMT).
Local television station KCAL-TV, a CBS News affiliate, reported that a car crashed into a food stand near a bus stop.